Dassault Aviation: Dassault Aviation Delivers A New Falcon 50 M To The DGA

On 11 September 2013 in Mérignac, Dassault Aviation delivered a Falcon 50 M tothe French defense procurement agency (DGA) to ensure maritime surveillancetasks.This aircraft is the first in a series of four State-owned Falcon 50B (initiallyoperated by Etec, the French Air Force squadron that ensured presidential andother official flights) to be transformed for maritime surveillance missions. Itwill join four other Falcon 50 M jets in service in the French Navy since theearly 2000s.The main missions of these aircraft involve search and rescue at sea,surveillance of fishing zones and fighting against trafficking and smuggling.The project to transform the aircraft for maritime surveillance work involvesinstalling observation windows and a mission control system (provided by Thales)that includes a radar device installed in the nose cone, retractable infraredoptronics and an operator's console in the cabin.Delivery of the three other Falcon 50 M will be staggered up to early 2015.With more than 8,000 military and civil aircraft delivered to 83 countries overthe past 60 years, and having logged nearly 28 million flight hours to date,Dassault Aviation can offer recognized know how and experience in the design,development, sale and support of all types of aircraft, from the Rafale fighterto the Falcon range of high end business jets. In 2012, Dassault Aviationreported revenues of € 3.94 billion, with around 11,600 employees.Press Contact:Nathalie BakhosTél: +33 (0)1 47 11 65 11www.dassault-aviation.comTwitter: @Dassault_OnAirDassault Aviation delivers a new Falcon 50 M to the DGA: http://hugin.info/143388/R/1728875/577470.pdf[HUG#1728875]